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High school is more exhausting than Haerin expected.

It's not like Haerin has been outright hazed or anything - in fact, people seem to be largely ignoring her, too focused on getting through the day themselves. But it's tiring, constantly trying to act normal and make friends, and she's absolutely ready for it to be over.

Thankfully, she's made a friend - a pretty girl named Minji, who saw the tiny rainbow sticker on her binder and smiled in 2nd period. There's even a few people who are out in 11th and 12th grade. Maybe this school won't be so bad, she reasons. It's certainly better than 8th grade so far - the halls are clean, and the food is better.

The second-last class of the day is one she's been dreading - combined Chem and Physics. Two horrible subjects and way too much math - she's just going to grit her teeth, take some notes, and try to get through it. But that all goes out the window as she almost trips over her own feet when she sees the teacher.

The woman in question has dark hair and pale skin, and she's dressed to the nines in a crisp blue dress, a tight bun, and sharp heels, rocking up slightly on her toes to write something on the whiteboard. She hasn't even turned around, but it's clear by the distracting shape of her hips that this is going to be a long, tortuous semester if it's going to be spent pretending that she doesn't now immediately have a huge crush on her teacher.

She's about to try to steal a seat near the back when she spots a second woman who is also definitely not a student - tall and lean, with her hair half-up and half-down in blonde curls. She leans against the lab table at the front in slacks and a tweed blazer, one button conspicuously done up wrong on her shirt. Judging by her age and the whiteboard marker in her hand, she's a teacher too.

Two teachers. Two hot teachers. Two hot teachers who keep stealing glances at each other, giving Haerin a strange feeling in her chest.

Yeah...definitely sitting at the back.

She's just settling in when she sees her new friend come through the door and grab a seat, turning around to call her over.

"Haerin, over here! We can sit together!"

Oh no.

It's at the front. Minji wants to sit at the front. She has no choice but to follow, slumping into the seat beside her friend and trying not to stare at either of the women at the front of the room. She focuses on to board instead - it reads "Miss Kim" in tidy writing on the left, and "Miss Manoban" in messier writing on the right. She can guess which is which.

Previously, she'd thought that a 'Miss Manoban' taught Bio. She had actually enjoyed that class - the teacher she had thought was Miss Manoban was funny, and nice, with long red hair and a pretty smile. She was easy to listen to even when she was talking about amino acids. This is clearly a different person.

Soon, the blonde teacher clears up the confusion by reaching up with a grin and adding an extra line underneath her name - "The Younger".

Right. Two different teachers with the same name.

Why are there so many hot teachers at this school?

and i understood why you can't control your heart // JENLISA Where stories live. Discover now